Make My Trip is just awesome

Yesterday, my friend Pritam got a family emergency and had to fly to India from US right away. He started frantically calling all the Airlines to reserve next day flight. Most of the airlines were quoting prices over $5,000 or couldn't offer anything till all the way to Mumbai.

He finally called "Make My Trip" guys and they offered an awesome deal and overall experience making last-moment reservations through them was simply awesome. You get hold of them right away and they are quite courteous.

They were able to get a deal for something like $2,000 which is great, considering booking one day prior to the travel and that too during peak time (end-of-Nov).

They are available 24/7 and have great customer service. I would definitely recommend "Make My Trip" for both last minute or advanced flight reservations to India. Forget about searching for a good travel agent, locally. You won't be disappointed with Make My Trip guys.

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Black Friday Shopping Deals

Are you searching for great shopping deals and gifts to buy this holiday season? Search no further. Find here the spreadsheet that lists over 1000 various deals for Black Friday that are grouped into categories - from Electronics to Apparel and from Toys to Furniture. You can sort and find out details such as Rebate and discount price.

BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING DEALS

Tired of giving same old gifts to your folks back home? Then consider buying XBox 360

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Top Places to Visit in US for Indians Visiting US

Recently, my parents completed their 3 months vacation in US. They had a great time visiting various places in the United States. I would like to share some of the places they visited and activities/tips/highlights for each location.

You will notice below that most of these locations you already know from your own travel experience in the past and from friends. There is also tons of information guides on the Internet but wanted to summarize it here especially for folks whose parents are visiting to US from India and are in process for planning their travel within US.

Top Places to Visit in West Coast

These are ordered based on my parent's ranking of likeness.

1. Seattle, Washington

- Mount Rainier
- Washington Ferry Ride from Bainbridge Island to Seattle Downtown
- Alki Beach
- Space Needle
- University of Washington

2. Oregon

- Crater Lake
- Diamond Lake
- Rose Garden

3. California

- San Francisco
- Santa Cruz
- Monterey Beach
- 17 Mile Drive
- Los Angeles
- San Diego

4. Nevada

- Las Vegas

EAST COAST

1. New York

Niagara Falls
- Maid of the Mist
- Cave of the Winds

Time Square, WTC site, Rockfeller Center, Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, Gray Line, Subway,

2. New Jersey

Edison, Atlantic City

3. Pennsylvania

Vraj Mandir

4. Washington DC
White House, The U.S. Capitol, Supreme Court, Washington Monument,

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My dad recently celebrated his 55th birthday in Kolhapur. Unfortunately, I couldn't make it for the birthday celebration as I was a bit far here in Seattle, USA :-). I was searching for quite sometime for sites which can deliver cake on a short notice. I came across this site www.kolhapurmall.com and they were just awesome.

The site owner personally went to our house with cake in the morning. They took some pictures and then sent a nice email later in the day writing about my dad's surprise reaction and the family snap they took for me. Now that's what I call as personalized service.

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